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2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 48 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Section 48:3
- 48:3-1 - Unjust or unreasonable discriminations or classifications of rates; "board" defined
- 48:3-2 - Unjust or unreasonable regulations
- 48:3-2.1 - Interest on utility overpayments
- 48:3-2.2 - Notice to customers
- 48:3-2.3 - Assessment of late charge on unpaid utility bill, conditions
- 48:3-3 - Improper service; refusal or withholding of service
- 48:3-3.1 - Refusal to furnish service for nonpayment of bill by previous occupant prohibited
- 48:3-4 - Undue preferences
- 48:3-4.1 - Reduced fare for transporting persons over age 65
- 48:3-5 - Capitalizing franchises or contracts for consolidation
- 48:3-6 - Gratuities to public officials
- 48:3-7 - Utility property transactions
- 48:3-7.1 - Certain contracts between public utilities and corporations or persons owning or controlling utility stock; approval of board; disapproval
- 48:3-7.2 - Loans to corporations or persons owning or controlling public utility stock; approval of board required
- 48:3-7.3 - Investment of depreciation fund in certain securities; approval of board
- 48:3-7.4 - Depreciation fund investments kept in state
- 48:3-7.5 - Disposition of certain depreciation fund investments; board may order
- 48:3-7.6 - Balance of depreciation fund to be deposited within state
- 48:3-7.7 - Certain railroads exempt
- 48:3-7.8 - Regulations applicable to public utilities
- 48:3-7.9 - Designation of agent
- 48:3-7.10 - Superior Court, chancery division, to enforce compliance
- 48:3-7.11 - Service of process to produce records
- 48:3-7.12 - Railroads and railway express exempt
- 48:3-7.13 - Transportation of motor vehicles, trailers, etc.; unlawful agreements and charges; violation as misdemeanor
- 48:3-9 - Security transactions
- 48:3-10 - Sale or transfer of stock unless authorized by board prohibited; exceptions
- 48:3-11 - Article to govern granting of consents; "street" defined
- 48:3-12 - Petition; contents
- 48:3-13 - Notice; publication
- 48:3-14 - Notice; contents
- 48:3-15 - Grant by ordinance; fifty-year limit
- 48:3-16 - Acceptance of ordinance granting consent to be filed
- 48:3-17 - Construction; exceptions
- 48:3-17a - Public utility pole or underground facility placement; municipal consent required; procedures, enforcement
- 48:3-17.1 - Presumption from occupancy; action for removal of poles barred in 10 years
- 48:3-17.2 - Definitions
- 48:3-17.3 - Recording of grants; effect as constructive notice
- 48:3-17.3a - Notice of development applications
- 48:3-17.4 - Effect of act on previously granted easement rights
- 48:3-17.5 - Effective date
- 48:3-17.6 - Authority to take property
- 48:3-17.7 - Necessity; application; notice and hearing; rules and regulations
- 48:3-17.8 - Taking of state property prohibited
- 48:3-17.9 - Definitions
- 48:3-17.10 - Notice to landowner before entry
- 48:3-18 - Agreements
- 48:3-19 - Municipal consent
- 48:3-20 - Powers, rights and franchises not impaired
- 48:3-20.1 - Franchise not to lapse on death of holder; transfer by estate with consent of board
- 48:3-20.2 - Designation of agent to act for estate
- 48:3-21 - Sale of property and franchises of gas, water, or gas and water companies; purchasers constituted corporation; powers
- 48:3-22 - Filing certificate of organization; copy as evidence
- 48:3-23 - Sale of railroad, canal, turnpike, bridge or plank road company; purchasers constituted corporation; powers
- 48:3-24 - Meeting of purchasers for organization of new corporation; procedure; stock and bonds
- 48:3-25 - Certificate of organization; filing; prior liens not affected
- 48:3-26 - Number of directors of new company
- 48:3-27 - Railroad, canal or turnpike lying partly within and partly without state
- 48:3-28 - Receivers or trustees for insolvent companies; appointment; sale or lease of property
- 48:3-29 - Sale or lease of property and franchises by receiver; exception
- 48:3-30 - Time-tables to conform to standard time
- 48:3-31 - Passes to officers and employees and their families; "employees" defined
- 48:3-32 - Free transportation of police; deduction from franchise tax
- 48:3-33 - Dog may accompany blind, handicapped or deaf person on buses or other public utilities
- 48:3-34 - Transportation of blind person and guide for one fare
- 48:3-35 - Overcharges; penalty; recovery
- 48:3-36 - Ticket agents; certificate of authority; selling without certificate; penalty
- 48:3-37 - Redemption of unused tickets
- 48:3-38 - Police for railroad, street railway, canal or steamboat companies
- 48:3-42 - Identification badges; necessity for employees for collections or reading meters
- 48:3-43 - Size, form of badge
- 48:3-44 - Issuance of new identification badge
- 48:3-45 - Improper use of public utility employee identification badge, fourth degree crime
- 48:3-46 - Failure to issue identification badge by public utility; penalty
- 48:3-47 - Failure to wear identification badge; penalty; collection of penalties
- 48:3-48 - Notification of customers
- 48:3-49 - Short title
- 48:3-50 - Findings, declarations relative to competition in the electric power and gas industries
- 48:3-51 - Definitions relative to competition in the electric power, gas, solar energy and offshore wind industries
- 48:3-52 - Electric public utilities, unbundled rate schedules
- 48:3-53 - Provision of retail choice of electric power suppliers
- 48:3-54 - Offering of customer account services on regulated basis
- 48:3-55 - Competitive service to retail customers requires board approval
- 48:3-56 - Board shall not regulate certain aspects of competitive services
- 48:3-57 - Electric public utility to provide basic generation service; Retail Margin Fund, use; report
- 48:3-58 - Gas public utilities, unbundled rate schedules
- 48:3-59 - Requirements for electric public utility after retail choice
- 48:3-60 - Societal benefits charge by public utility; Universal Service Fund
- 48:3-61 - Market transition charge for stranded costs
- 48:3-62 - Authorization for issuance of transition bonds
- 48:3-63 - Proceeds of transition bonds not considered income to utility; tax consequences of sale of assets
- 48:3-64 - Bondable stranded costs rate orders
- 48:3-65 - Orders become irrevocable upon issuance
- 48:3-66 - State pledge to holders of transition bonds; orders not pledge of State's credit
- 48:3-67 - Customers assessed for transition bond charges
- 48:3-68 - Effectiveness of bondable stranded costs rate order
- 48:3-69 - Recourse against issuer only
- 48:3-70 - Electric public utility to maintain records of transition bond charges
- 48:3-71 - Issuance of transition bonds; security
- 48:3-72 - Transfer of bondable transition property
- 48:3-73 - Successor to electric public utility
- 48:3-74 - Application for bondable stranded costs rate order not required
- 48:3-75 - Expedited judicial review of bondable stranded costs rate orders
- 48:3-76 - Bondable transition property constitutes an account
- 48:3-77 - Charges for sale, delivery of power to off-site customer
- 48:3-77.1 - Utilization of locally franchised public utility electric distribution infrastructure
- 48:3-78 - Electric power supplier license
- 48:3-79 - Gas supplier license
- 48:3-80 - Investigative powers of board relative to suppliers
- 48:3-81 - Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue, renew supplier's license
- 48:3-82 - Additional remedies
- 48:3-83 - Violations, penalties
- 48:3-84 - Rights, remedies, prohibitions; cumulative
- 48:3-85 - Consumer protection standards
- 48:3-86 - "Slamming" prevention; penalties
- 48:3-87 - Environmental disclosure requirements; standards; rules; terms defined
- 48:3-87.1 - Application to construct offshore wind project
- 48:3-88 - Status of municipal systems, rural electric cooperatives, definition
- 48:3-87.2 - Approval of project by board
- 48:3-89 - Aggregator contracts; bundling restriction; tax treatment
- 48:3-90 - Registration of private aggregator
- 48:3-91 - Government aggregator
- 48:3-91.1 - Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator
- 48:3-91.2 - Request for inclusion in proposed contract
- 48:3-91.3 - Determination of best contract for services; alternative forms of bidding; administrative fee
- 48:3-91.4 - Provision in contract for additional locations, facilities of government
- 48:3-91.5 - Regulations
- 48:3-91.6 - Contracts for provision of alternative electrical energy systems; inclusion of local units in State contract, certain conditions; definitions
- 48:3-92 - Government energy aggregation programs
- 48:3-93.1 - Establishment, operation of government energy aggregation program
- 48:3-93.2 - Rules, regulations relative to government energy aggregation
- 48:3-93.3 - Contributions to campaign committees, candidates, office holders; restrictions; enforcement
- 48:3-94 - Operation of government energy aggregation program
- 48:3-95 - Rule adoptions by board
- 48:3-96 - Standards for inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement of electric equipment, facilities
- 48:3-97 - Construction of act relative to DOT, DEP
- 48:3-98 - Effective date; retroactivity
- 48:3-98.1 - Electric, gas public utilities energy efficiency and conservation programs, investments, cost recovery; terms defined
- 48:3-99 - Definitions relative to energy efficiency
- 48:3-100 - Applicability of act
- 48:3-101 - Rules, regulations establishing minimum energy efficiency standards
- 48:3-102 - Compliance of new products with standards, time
- 48:3-103 - Procedures for testing energy efficiency of new products
- 48:3-104 - Periodic inspections of distributors, retailers
- 48:3-105 - Investigations of complaints; violations, penalties
- 48:3-106 - Further regulations
- 48:3-107 - Program for certification of persons who install renewable energy devices in buildings; fee schedule; rules, regulations
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